- King of All Kings
- The Roses Will Bloom
- The Old Church Yard
- This Little Light of Mine
- My Main Trial Is Yet to Come
- Sing Songs About Jesus
- Palms of Victory
- On a High, High Mountain
- The Lowest Valley
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- I'll Fly Away
- Shine On
- Why Should We Start and Fear to Die
- Let Your Light Shine Out
Shine On
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Product Details
| Release Date: | 06/07/2005 |
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| Label: | Rebel Records |
| UPC: | 0032511181022 |
| catalogNumber: | 111810 |
| Rank: | 25827 |
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Playing Time – 40:04 -- After listening to a number of new acoustic and country releases, I always come back to queue up and appreciate some good old-time mountain music. Ralph Stanley’s ‘Shine On” is a bluegrass gospel album that makes us not only treasure musical roots but also to revel in the glory of God. Of course, Ralph Stanley likes to sing gospel. He believes in it, and a lot of others do too. Ralph once said, “We were raised in the churches. We were raised to sing gospel and respect gospel music. I’m not necessarily trying to convert people with it, but it would tickle me if I knew I did. And which, I have got letters and so forth from people that said it had, you know, and I feel good that they do.” Singing and playing in a lonesome style full of feeling, Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys (John Rigsby, Ralph Stanley II, Steve Sparkman, James Alan Shelton, Jack Cooke) choose material from the traditional canon as well as from contemporary songwriters like Dolly Parton who penned the title cut. Nathan Stanley picks the mandolin on two cuts, Albert Brumley’s “I’ll Fly Away” and Bill Crawford’s “King of All Kings.” The elder Stanley sings “The Old Church Yard” solo without any accompaniment. The Clinch Mountain Boys’ a cappella quartet is featured on “Sing Songs About Jesus,” while “Why Should We Start and Fear to Die” has John Rigsby along with Junior, Marsha and Amber Davis singing a response in unison to Ralph’s lead. This is in the Old Regular Baptist style, where a leader sings out each line, and then is followed by a group (usually the congregation) singing in unison. An a cappella trio with hand claps on the chorus is the rendition chosen for “Swing Low, Swing Chariot,” a song that Ralph sung at Bill Monroe’s funeral. The song, “On a High, High Mountain” is given a lean arrangement of only Rigsby’s fiddles to Ralph’s recitation. Only guitar and bass accompany Pearlie Mullin’s “The Lowest Valley,” lead vocals sung by John Rigsby on the verses. Many of the songs on “Shine On” have happy, upbeat and joyous themes. This gospel recording has been long awaited. On February 25, 2007, Ralph Stanley will be 80 years old. Although his voice is a bit gravelly or husky in spots on this album, some of that rustic character actually enhances his charm. There is no better message than the message of Jesus Christ. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys thank God for His guidance. The music on “Shine On” lifts us up, aligns our hearts with God, and will lead others to Him. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)
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